Critical Survey: Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) versus Eventure Interactive (OTCMKTS:EVTI)

Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) and Eventure Interactive (OTCMKTS:EVTI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Eventbrite and Eventure Interactive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eventbrite	-2.42%	-4.44%	-0.91%
Eventure Interactive	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Eventbrite and Eventure Interactive, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eventbrite	0	4	2	0	2.33
Eventure Interactive	0	0	0	0	0.00

Eventbrite currently has a consensus price target of $6.58, suggesting a potential upside of 82.36%. Given Eventbrite’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Eventbrite is more favorable than Eventure Interactive.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.6% of Eventbrite shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Eventbrite shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.7% of Eventure Interactive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eventbrite and Eventure Interactive”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eventbrite	$326.13 million	1.07	-$26.48 million	($0.09)	-40.11
Eventure Interactive	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Eventure Interactive has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eventbrite.

Summary

Eventbrite beats Eventure Interactive on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eventbrite

Eventbrite, Inc. operates a two-sided marketplace that provides self-service ticketing and marketing tools for event creators in the United States and internationally. Its platform integrates components needed to plan, promote, and produce live events that allow creators to reduce friction and costs, enhance reach, and drive ticket sales. The company was formerly known as Mollyguard Corporation and changed its name to Eventbrite, Inc. in 2009. Eventbrite, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Eventure Interactive

Eventure Interactive, Inc. is a development stage company, which engages in social media business. It develops social applications, as well as operates a mobile-to-web technologies platform that enables the users to captured, store, and share memories and events. The company was founded by Gannon K. Giguiere on November 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.